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Dialysis and Renal Disease Management / Diabetes Treatment and Management / Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes · Journal article
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · August 6, 2026
A consensus or society position rather than new primary data.
This is a narrative review and framework proposal recommending integrated care programs as a population health strategy for cardio-kidney-metabolic syndrome. The authors cite evidence from randomized controlled trials showing that integrated care programs increase guideline-directed treatment use, positioning such programs as superior to clinician-level interventions alone for improving outcomes in CKM syndrome.
Journal article. People with cardio-kidney-metabolic syndrome, defined as the combination of metabolic factors (obesity, diabetes), chronic kidney disease, or cardiovascular disease..
Integrated care programs have demonstrated efficacy in increasing the use of guideline-directed treatment for people with CKM syndrome in randomized controlled trials Clinician-level interventions such as reminders or education have had only modest impact on population health Multiple treatments now shown to reduce CKD progression, incident CVD, and heart failure are available
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Clinicians and health systems should consider integrated care programs—collaborative teams delivering comprehensive person-centred care with barrier removal and equity focus—as a more effective population health strategy than isolated clinician reminders or education for managing CKM syndrome and achieving better patient experience, improved outcomes, reduced costs, and provider well-being.
This is a narrative review proposing a framework for integrated care programs in CKM syndrome, grounded in existing evidence of efficacy from RCTs but presenting expert recommendation rather than new primary data.
Clinicians and health systems should consider integrated care programs—collaborative teams delivering comprehensive person-centred care with barrier removal and equity focus—as a more effective population health strategy than isolated clinician reminders or education for managing CKM syndrome and achieving better patient experience, improved outcomes, reduced costs, and provider well-being.
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Cardio-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, characterized by the combination of metabolic factors (obesity, diabetes), chronic kidney disease (CKD) or cardiovascular disease (CVD), is highly prevalent and confers a high risk of morbidity and mortality. The treatment of CKM syndrome is rapidly evolving, with multiple treatments now shown to reduce CKD progression, and incident CVD and heart failure - creating a unique opportunity to alter the natural history of CKM syndrome and improve population health. While efforts to improve the treatment for CKM syndrome have principally focused on clinician-level interventions, such as reminders or education, these strategies have had only a modest impact on population health. In contrast to clinician-level interventions, integrated care programs are collaborative healthcare teams and/or organizations delivering comprehensive person-centred care by removing barriers, supporting people throughout their healthcare journey and increasing healthcare capacity and equity. In randomized controlled trials, integrated care programs have demonstrated efficacy in increasing the use of guideline-directed treatment for people with CKM syndrome. This paper will review the evidence supporting integrated care programs as a population health strategy for CKM syndrome and propose a framework for integrated care programs specific to CKM syndrome to deliver the quadruple aim of better patient experience, improved population health, reduced healthcare costs and improved provider well-being.
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